diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 41e605bea0a49..e8ad56d874ce1 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -7452,7 +7452,8 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
         Preconditions.checkArgumentNonnegative(userHandle, "Invalid userId");
 
         final CallerIdentity caller = getCallerIdentity();
-        Preconditions.checkCallAuthorization(hasFullCrossUsersPermission(caller, userHandle));
+        Preconditions.checkCallAuthorization(
+                hasFullCrossUsersPermission(caller, userHandle) && isSystemUid(caller));
 
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
             DevicePolicyData policy = getUserData(UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM);